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BENJAMIN HINKLEY, OF TROY, NEV YORK. i

IFR-AME FOR CAMP-TENTS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 17,504, dated June 9, 1857.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN HINKLEY, of the city of Troy, in the countyof Rensse laer and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Portable Frames for Rectangailar Tents; and I do herebydeclare that the following .is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe saine, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of myimproved tent-frame when expanded, and Fig. 2 of the frame when folded.

The same letters refer to like parts in both figures.

My improved tent-frame has rafters and is made in four sections, A, B,C, D, each of which consists of two half-rafters a fastened stitflytogether by longitudinal slats c, the sect-ions being hinged together atCZ e, f g, and 7L t', in such manner that the sections A and B can beshut together and the sections C and D folded over upon them as in Fig.2, so that the whole raftered frame can be conveniently carried fromplace to place without separating its parts; and the lower ortions ofthe sections A, B, are connected together, and also the sections C, D,with each other by means of the braces E, E, F, F, which are hung to thesections at g and 7 and are jointed at s, so as to fold up with thesections as shown in the drawings, which braces are also provided withprojections u, fv, which meet together and make the braces rigid justafter the joint s has def scended below an imaginary straight linejoining the points g and r where the braces are hung to the sect-ions,the four jointed braces thus serving to tie and brace the four hingedsections ofthe roof-like frame in their proper positions when expanded.If the frame is for a wall-tent, the roof-frame is mounted upon postsj), which are braced together in pairs and hinged to the feet of thelrafters in such manner that the pairs of posts can be folded upon thelower sections C, D, as in Fig. 2, for convenient carrying, but not soas to turn outward beyond the proper upright position for sustaining theroof-frame.

In putting up the tent, after setting the folding sections A, B, O, D,in the expanded position shown in Fig. I, by means of the jointedtie-braces, the bottoms of the rafters, or, if it is a wall tent, thebottoms of the posts p, are secured by cords to pegs driven into theground outside of the tent, and the canvas covering, which should benailed upon the loose ridge-pole G, is drawn down around the sides andends of the frame and fastened at the bottom by tenter-hooks, or in someother suitable manner.

For convenient carrying, the canvas covering may be rolled around theridge-pole.

That I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

Making the raftered frame of the tent in sections hinged together, sothat the frame can be folded for convenient carrying, as hereindescribed, the folding frame being provided with the jointed tie-bracesor equivalent devices for keeping the sections in place when expanded,as herein set forth.

BENJ A. I-IINKLEY.

Witnesses:

I. L. BARNEY, E. WILMARTH.

